Eddie Tsosie (Born ci. 1948)
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"Navajo Peyote Symbols" circa 1980's, Watercolor. Edition: Unique. Signed in paint, Eddie Tsosie, lower right, directly beneath image.
Image area, approximately: 11 1/4 x 7 inches (285 x 177 mm). Board: 12 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches (313 x 213 mm).
Inventory ID: 1193
Image area, approximately: 11 1/4 x 7 inches (285 x 177 mm). Board: 12 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches (313 x 213 mm).
Inventory ID: 1193
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Very good condition. Painted on 4-ply mat board. Eddie Tsosie is a member of the Navajo Nation. In the late 1800's, as the Native American Church grew in both membership and spiritual importance, a multitude of symbols were adopted to reflect this new visionary world. Originating out of Southern Plains reservations, the Church chose as it's sacrament the peyote cactus bud, not so much for its psychoactive response (which is seen as secondary or even irrelevant) but for its healing affects upon Church participants. In this painting a variety of Native American Church symbols are incorporated. The drum at the bottom supports a peyote rattle with its gourd and feather top and beaded handle below. The background is a tipi within which the ceremonies occur. A blue Water Bird (symbolizing a cormorant) ascends toward an arch that interprets the crescent shaped alter built inside of the tipi.
Very good condition. Painted on 4-ply mat board. Eddie Tsosie is a member of the Navajo Nation. In the late 1800's, as the Native American Church grew in both membership and spiritual importance, a multitude of symbols were adopted to reflect this new visionary world. Originating out of Southern Plains reservations, the Church chose as it's sacrament the peyote cactus bud, not so much for its psychoactive response (which is seen as secondary or even irrelevant) but for its healing affects upon Church participants. In this painting a variety of Native American Church symbols are incorporated. The drum at the bottom supports a peyote rattle with its gourd and feather top and beaded handle below. The background is a tipi within which the ceremonies occur. A blue Water Bird (symbolizing a cormorant) ascends toward an arch that interprets the crescent shaped alter built inside of the tipi.
